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02 Dec

The Myth of Agile

It is a myth that Agile does not require documentation. Whether SCRUM, EP, ASD, Pair Programming, or something yet to be invented Agile methodology does require necessary documentation that is developed at the needed level of detail. An agile project likely will have a (1)product backlog, (2) releas...

18:18 / Blog / StaffIVV

Tagged with: Agile ,best practices ,CMMI ,Independent Verification and Validation ,IV&V ,PMI ,quality assurance ,standards-based methodology ,The IV&V Group ,

22 May

FITARA IS A GOOD START

Considered by many to be the most sweeping IT reform legislation in two decades FITARA is now the law of the land, at least for the next few years when its authorization will end. The reduction of waste and duplication in government IT spending and generation of better performance outcomes are tw...

18:05 / Blog / StaffIVV

Tagged with: consensus standards ,FITARA ,Independent Verification and Validation ,IT legislation ,OMB A-119 ,voluntary consensus standards ,

23 Apr

Toss That RFP/RFQ/RFI

Did you ever wish that securing an IT service could be easier, faster and less costly? Well now it can be. The IV&V Group® has made it possible for you to selectively purchase specific IV&V service when you need them. Now you can have a critical document or process assessed without...

15:50 / Blog / StaffIVV

Tagged with: acquiring IV&V ,CMMI ,engineering documentation ,Independent Verification and Validation ,IV&V services ,PMBOK ,The IV&V Group ,

29 Nov

The Consensus Model for Reducing Risk

Reducing project risk related to technical risks, schedule risks, and budget risks is the best way to work with a constricted budget. The use of independent verification and validation using voluntary consensus standards provide a way for doing this. In former posts I have described a number of m...

17:11 / Blog / StaffIVV

Tagged with: acquiring IV&V ,Independent Verification and Validation ,IV&V ,OMB A-119 ,project risk ,standards ,voluntary consensus standards ,

17 Nov

Critical Need : No Funds

It was many years ago that an important project would hire an independent contractor to provide a full range of verification and validation (V&V) services. These services might begin with an assessment of the requirements prior to the issuance of a request for proposal for development of a syste...

23:35 / Blog / StaffIVV

Tagged with: best practices ,document assessment ,Independent Verification and Validation ,IV&V ,IV&V services ,IV&V value ,process assessment ,Project Management ,requirements elicitation ,The IV&V Group ,Verification and Validation ,

27 Aug

Penny Wise and Really Pound Foolish

It is not news that the State of Maryland has fired its prime contractor for the health registry that it was building instead of using the federal registry (healthcare.gov). What is news is how much this has cost the taxpayers of Maryland. According to the board of the Maryland Heal...

21:21 / Blog / StaffIVV

Tagged with: acquiring IV&V ,best practices ,Independent Verification and Validation ,IV&V ,IV&V value ,Project Management ,quality assurance ,The IV&V Group ,

21 Aug

IV&V Made Easy

The IV&V Group®, a woman-owned small business, has made it easy for you to purchase our IV&V services. Now you can purchase an IV&V assessment for your critical process or your critical document with the same ease as acquiring office supplies. Contact us and place an order for eithe...

21:13 / Blog / StaffIVV

Tagged with: acquiring IV&V ,Independent Verification and Validation ,IV&V services ,The IV&V Group ,

19 Aug

The Directive Model

The IV&V Group® has identified four models to implement the OMB directive to use voluntaryconsensus standards (Circular A-119). Today we will examine the directive model. In the directive model the CIO or other high ranking official determines that is advantageous for the agency to ado...

21:43 / Blog / StaffIVV

Tagged with: best practices ,Independent Verification and Validation ,software standards ,standards ,The IV&V Group ,

15 Aug

Federal Dollars for IV&V

In this fiscal year the Federal Government spent $45.2 million dollars on 86 contract transactions for independent verification and validation (IV&V) services. The vehicles used to make these purchases were: Definitive Contracts ($34.8 million); Delivery Orders ($7.1 million); Purchase...

17:49 / Blog / StaffIVV

Tagged with: Eva Freund ,Independent Verification and Validation ,IV&V ,IV&V services ,The IV&V Group ,

15 Aug

What Does A Process Assessment Require?

Do you want to make your critical business decisions based on someone's 'gut' feeling or do you want to make your critical decisions based on objective evidence. If you want objective evidence then you want The IV&V Group's Critical Process Assessment Services©. These services are designed...

17:27 / Blog / StaffIVV

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